Prakt. lékáren. 2016; 12(1): 18-25 | DOI: 10.36290/lek.2016.005
New advances in the treatment of glaucoma
- 1 Soukromá oční ambulance &ndash, Vidente Vinohrady s. r. o., Praha 3
- 2 Soukromá oční ambulance &ndash, Oční &ndash, Ďáblice s. r. o., Praha 8
- 3 Canadian Medical Care &ndash, Praha
Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive and non-reversible optic neuropathy, associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
which involves loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons which form the optic nerve. Clinically it manifests characteristic visual
field defects adequate distribution of nerve fibers. Glaucoma can be divided according to the etiopathogenesis of primary and
secondary glaucoma. In this article, we mention glaucoma generally, primary glaucoma, acute angle-closure glaucoma and then
diagnosis and therapy of glaucoma generally.
Keywords: glaucoma, acute angle-closure glaucoma, early diagnosis, pharmacologic therapy, laser therapy, surgical therapy
Published: February 1, 2016 Show citation
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